Curiosity only.
Here in Brazil it’s very common to have several showers a day. I, for example, take two. The first is when I wake up, before I go to work, and the second is when I get home from work. I wake up at 6.30am and get home at 8pm.
edit: I said bath, but I meant shower.
That seems really intense to me. Even if you mean shower when you say bath I can’t imagine doing it twice a day. In the summer I normally shower once every two days. In the winter once every 3 days. I am located in northern Germany so it might be a culture difference.
it’s only normal to take a twice a day bath in a hot tropical climate.
like it’s only normal to take a bath twice a week in a cold geographical area.
Your comment is important. Many people from tropical climates think that people who don’t take many showers a day are unhygienic. Just as many people from colder climates think that people who shower a lot are crazy.
Canadian here. Shower every day, twice if I go to the gym.
Another Canadian here. In the same club.
It’s true, they do.
I live in a mountain town, and I still shower every day when I get home from work. I am an electrician and tend to get pretty dirty throughout the day, and at minimum need to clean my feet so my boots don’t develop stank. I may forgo a shower on Sunday if I’ve spent the day on the couch or being lazy around the house, but if I’ve had any form of physical activity, shower.
Pretty much. I’m in Texas. During the winter, every two or three days is fine. As long as I’m not doing anything to get dirty, it just isn’t needed. Excess showers will just dry my skin out, and washing my hands/feet/face is enough for daily maintenance.
But during the summer, all bets are off. Shower in the morning because the AC in apartments struggles to keep the bedroom cool and I woke up in a pool of sweat. Then sweat heavily on the way to the car, at lunch, on the way home from work, and again when taking the dog for a walk. Of course I need another shower by bedtime.
In the US daily is pretty standard, I’ll maybe do two depending on exercise or working outside
Yes, the actual difference doesn’t concern the climate, whether it’s cold or hot, it’s simply cultural. In Germany, is it common for all Germans to adopt the same bathing posture or does it depend on the region?
I think it is the same across all of Germany. I think it might be similar for most of Northern Europe if I had to guess.
It mainly depends on the season. Southern Germany may have more sun hours and slightly warmer climate, but not enough to take effect on the showering schedule. Some people shower every day nevermind the weather, but I would say every 2-3 days is standard. In summer or after workout it may be everyday or even twice, but nothing comparable to brazilian climate. Of course people have jobs where they get dirty, but that’s another topic.
0.5 showers a day
Ah yes, the classic 7 showers every other Monday.
Finally, an educated person.
I shower every other day - four times a week.
If I go every other day I will be in the shower 4-5 times a week, is that over showering?
I typically shower for 60-90 minutes, I push my self and raise the temperature each week.
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As an American, I shower every morning to help wake up and get rid of bed head. I shower at night if I’ve worked out that day.
I shower at night if I’ve worked out that day.
So you never shower at night?
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I’ll only shower in the evening if I’ve got a haircut or I’ve shaved my pubes off.
In this thread: People who do not grasp the intention of the question and focus on the semantics of a foreign lenguage being translated as best as possible for OP.
For this context alone: BATH = SHOWER
For all other times, yes they do mean different things.
Thanks, but it was my mistake. I’ve already edited the post.
You can edit titles on Lemmy too fyi
Damn, you work way too much. How do you even have time to post on Lemmy?
I shower around 0.5-0.75 times/day.
The biggest problem is the time I waste on public transport. My working hours are from 9am to 6pm.
Every 1-3 days depending on if I go to the gym, temperature outside, if I need to look nice, or if ima even bother leaving the house lol
Living in New England, United States, I shower on the three days a week that I work. On days off, I only shower if I’ve been working in the yard or something like that.
When I lived in the Caribbean, I showered at least once, often twice a day. It’s very different in the tropics lol
One a day
Taking multiple baths a day can dry out your skin really quickly, you need to take one a day, at most. Even so, the areas that need to be washed daily are your pits, face, feet and groin. You could get away with a “whores bath” (washing just those 4 parts with a soapy rag) most days and a full bath every few days.
The exception being if you sweat a lot or have a dirty job of course.
I agree, and there are studies on the amount of showers we can take. I, for example, work sitting down and with the air conditioning on. The problem is travelling from my home to work. It’s impossible not to arrive at work very sweaty. An extremely crowded train/bus or just walking for five minutes is enough to make you sweat a lot.
Not of it’s just a quick rinse in cold water. Many people in Latin America take a shower multiple times a day but it’s not what people in the US would call a shower. It’s quick and often doesn’t involve soap. I shower at least twice a day but only one of those is a real “shower” shower with soap.
Come visit Brazil during summer, then we’ll see if you keep that opinion.
The exception being if you sweat a lot or have a dirty job of course
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Are you sure it’s the shower that is bad for your skin? People use so much soaps and shampoos and they never think that those could be the problem.
I would reduce the use of those products if you are a heavy user. The ads have made people think they need chemicals to become clean when hot water is enough.
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Ok at least you are sure, that’s all I can ask. :)
[For the sake of other commenters: OP likely meant washing oneself, regardless of immersion bath or not. It’s just that Portuguese “banho” can mean both “shower” and “bath”.]
From 4 to 12 times a week. If it’s mid-winter and I spent the whole day working (from home, no heavy labour), I might skip a shower day, never two in a row because that’s nasty. If it’s hot I’ll probably take a proper/cleaning shower every morning, plus a quick shower around 18:00. (I’m from Paraná.)
The cold in Paraná is a delight, right? Here in Rio de Janeiro, the cold is an illusion. I think I can go without a shower for a day, if I don’t have to leave the house and it’s freezing cold.
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I think I’m depressed.
Have you tried being happy instead?
Thanks, I’m cured.
Nope, not worth the effort.
Same
The last bath I took was probably at least ten years ago. (Not counting swimming in a lake or pool or anything like that)
By bath do you mean washing yourself in general, or the act of sitting in a tub of water?
the latter
WHAT?
The US has more of a shower culture than a bath culture. I haven’t taken a bath in over a decade, but I shower after my daily exercise.
Not the person you are responding to, but here in the US, we typically don’t take baths and instead shower. I usually only take a bath if I am sick and want to soak in warm water to relax.
Same for central europe.
Most of the tubs I’ve had in america are too small for me to actually use. Both too shallow and too short. Half my body would be out of the water.
My last bath was also around 10 years ago in a hotel that had a nice deep tub.
There’s a couple of mildly funny interactions in here. Question in the reverse, does that mean you’re often showering without a full scrub (a rinse, we’d call it) regularly?
Once a day until it gets into sweaty season, then whatever i need to maintaindecorum.
I had a bath bath last year, I think?
The shower I’m talking about is actually a full shower, twice a day. Where I live, a quick shower with just water is when you’re at home and you can’t take a full shower because of the heat, so you stay in the backyard, with a swimming pool, a shower, or you take a quick dip with water to ease the heat.
I was wrong, I only had a bath when I was a child. I’m sorry.
Less than one a day. If I’m just hanging around the house I don’t bother. During the work week, once a day. If I’ve done something that works up a sweat and/or gets me dirty (yard work, cleaning the car, etc.) that gets a shower.
All the Brazilians I knew were shocked when they learned I only took one shower per day. Most of them claimed to take 3 per day. I just chocked it up to their being in a warmer climate.
I have a shower every morning, first thing, will only skip a morning shower on the rare day in just laying about the house.
Will have a second shower only if I’ve been doing something sweaty/dirty like mowing or bush walking.
Edit: Worth adding that in an Aussie, not in a humid or overly hot location and don’t have a physical job.
